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Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection cover art

Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection

Nihon Falcom · XSEED Games · 2017-10-31

SteamGOG

ActionRPG

Franchise: Ys · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 24, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In a world where magic and technology exist side by side, vampire princess Alwen must reclaim her ancestral castle and her magic alongside her unlikely ally, treasure hunter Ragna Valentine. They may make for an odd pair, but when they combine their talents, the sky’s the limit!

Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection is a 2017 Action, RPG priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 761 reviews).

7
playing now
92%
positive of 761 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, known in Japan as Zwei II, is a 2008 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom for Windows, which was released as a direct sequel to Zwei: The Arges Adventure. A re-release with additional features was released in Japan in December 2009 and in English by Xseed Games in October 2017.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 28,023 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–46k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 761 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Nuuvem (2024-05-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 50 of 91 observed days · $14.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520172026Week of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1112026-09-15 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 11 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 10 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
291Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 2 · peak 65Jan 2018 — avg 7 · peak 17Apr 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2018 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2018 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2019 — avg 4 · peak 10Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2021 — avg 18 · peak 43Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 16Jul 2021 — avg 7 · peak 17Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Jan 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Apr 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$5.992024-02-112026-10-152024-02-11 — best price $9.992024-02-24 — best price $19.992024-03-20 — best price $7.992024-04-10 — best price $7.992024-05-09 — best price $19.992024-06-11 — best price $7.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-07-27 — best price $19.992024-09-20 — best price $7.992024-10-08 — best price $19.992024-11-23 — best price $19.992024-12-12 — best price $7.992025-01-11 — best price $19.992025-02-10 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $7.992025-04-08 — best price $7.992025-06-04 — best price $19.992025-07-12 — best price $19.992025-08-13 — best price $7.992025-09-12 — best price $7.992025-09-29 — best price $7.992025-11-05 — best price $19.992025-12-03 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-09 — best price $7.992026-04-03 — best price $19.992026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-06-17 — best price $7.992026-07-14 — best price $7.992026-08-13 — best price $7.992026-09-01 — best price $7.992026-09-06 — best price $7.992026-09-11 — best price $19.992026-09-16 — best price $19.992026-09-21 — best price $19.992026-09-26 — best price $7.992026-10-01 — best price $7.992026-10-06 — best price $7.992026-10-11 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3682026-06-02 — 23 pageviews2026-06-06 — 11 pageviews2026-06-10 — 16 pageviews2026-06-14 — 15 pageviews2026-06-18 — 24 pageviews2026-06-22 — 21 pageviews2026-06-26 — 22 pageviews2026-06-30 — 16 pageviews2026-07-04 — 19 pageviews2026-07-08 — 19 pageviews2026-07-12 — 29 pageviews2026-07-16 — 21 pageviews2026-07-20 — 24 pageviews2026-07-24 — 19 pageviews2026-07-28 — 18 pageviews2026-08-01 — 22 pageviews2026-08-05 — 26 pageviews2026-08-09 — 24 pageviews2026-08-13 — 23 pageviews2026-08-17 — 25 pageviews2026-08-21 — 18 pageviews2026-08-25 — 17 pageviews2026-08-29 — 15 pageviews2026-09-02 — 28 pageviews2026-09-06 — 19 pageviews2026-09-10 — 16 pageviews2026-09-14 — 16 pageviews2026-09-18 — 24 pageviews2026-09-22 — 25 pageviews2026-09-26 — 27 pageviews2026-09-30 — 14 pageviews2026-10-04 — 30 pageviews2026-10-08 — 15 pageviews2026-10-11 — 21 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
22.9%
earned "Mine-r Setbacks"
7.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6469%23

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeActionAction RPGGreat SoundtrackFemale Protagonist

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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